Not every insect you see flying or crawling on crops is a pest. Beneficial insects such as ladybugs, lacewings, hoverflies, trichogramma, honeybees, and parasitic wasps are only a few varieties in Texas that help to eliminate pests on crops, thus reducing the need for pesticides.

TEMPLE, Texas, May 20, 2003 — The Wildlife Alliance For Youth state contest, held May 13, 2003 in Junction, Texas, offered opportunities for 4-H and FFA students to display their knowledge of the outdoors, while offering scholarships to contest winners.

The Central Texas Atrazine Remediation Project in the Central Texas Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has had an overwhelming response from agricultural producers.

On Thursday, May 15, 2003, the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) re-elected T. Wayne Register as the Chairman of the Board and W.T. “Dub� Crumley was elected to serve as Vice-Chairman of the Board for the 2003-2004 term.

The beginning of summer marks a time when school is out and many people venture outdoors to spend more time in their lawns and gardens. To keep the lawn and garden healthy, we must first be made aware of summer nuisances that can wreck havoc outdoors.

The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB), District Directors, and many local agricultural producers met on May 8, 2003 for the Area II Awards Banquet in Wall, Texas at the St. Ambrose Parish Hall.

Aubrey Russell of Panhandle, Texas and Guillermo "Memo" Benavides of Laredo, Texas were elected to serve as members of the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB). In addition, William Thomas "Dub" Crumley of Stephenville, Texas was re-elected on May 6, 2003 to serve another two-year term on the Board.

The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB), District Directors, and many local agricultural producers met on May 6, 2003 for the Area V Awards Banquet. The Banquet was held in the Student Development Center at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.

The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB), District Directors, and many local agricultural producers met on May 6, 2003 for the Area III Awards Banquet at the Victoria Community Center Annex in Victoria, Texas.

The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB), District Directors, and many local agricultural producers met on May 6, 2003 for the Area I Awards Banquet at the Plainview County Club in Plainview, Texas.